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serotransferrin

serotransferrin noun: a transferrin found in blood plasma.

Noun

serotransferrin (plural serotransferrins)

  1. A transferrin found in blood plasma
    • A total of 16 differentially expressed proteins (7 upregulated, such as heat shock proteins and 9 downregulated, such as alpha-fetoprotein and, serotransferrin) were identified when Yorkshire gilts were compared with Meishan gilts on day 90 of gestation.2015 August 26, “Proteomic Analysis of Fetal Ovary Reveals That Ovarian Developmental Potential Is Greater in Meishan Pigs than in Yorkshire Pigs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of serotransferrin

pluralserotransferrins

Origin of serotransferrin

From sero- + transferrin.

Questions about serotransferrin

What does serotransferrin mean?
Serotransferrin means a transferrin found in blood plasma.
What part of speech is serotransferrin?
Serotransferrin is a noun.
What is the plural of serotransferrin?
The plural of serotransferrin is serotransferrins.

Words near serotransferrin in the dictionary

  1. serotonins
  2. serotonylate
  3. serotonylated
  4. serotonylating
  5. serotonylation
  6. serotransferrin
  7. serotransferrins
  8. serotropin
  9. serotypable
  10. serotype
  11. serotypeability

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